New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-27
ERAs'rUS WIMAN's CYCLONE.
/ ArAMEp GIANT OF THE WESTERN pRAIRIEs
1T GRINDS UP NAILS AND QUARTZ AND PULVfk-
IZYs WHATEVER 1T IS FED on.


full machine to tan the heated brows OF weary toiers
in the ctys but the contrary, be will use the
captured giant for the benefit OF the poor man. IN
tightening his abors and on, tor MIR. Wiman, as Is
we'll known. q captivating conyersationalist II is
fact however. that ne has purchased cyclone. The
Ray nond Brothers, of Chicago taking trip out
West last year. aad the edge OF one OF the praes
in Michigan came across q nest oil cyclones wnhe
the parents absent foraging tor food Noticing
the sturdy strength OF the youngsters, Albert sug-
gcsted they might capture OF them and use It 10
grind their com HIS lazy brother thought there was
merit in the suggestion and accordingly one OF the
young pleced in hop pocket and expressed
mechanical contrivances there but in grinding wheat
IL was found to be failure, it made no distinction
the hull and the corn but ground all np
| drawing to close. smart Kanuck Spectator
bought the young cyclone tor the purpose OF pasn,ng
the ice palace into mint juleps and II was while tho
trisoned giant was faithfully performing this duty
| that the speculative tendencies of Mr. Wiman were
| appealed to IN its behalf. Dir. Wiman Flaw millions
| IN 1t, and ut once had 1t conveyed to New-iork.
| THE GIANT GIVES A PRIVATE REHEARSAL.
! There have been no public performances yet only
few private rehearsals, and to one OF these it was
the good fortune OF TRIBUNE reporter to receive an
invitation. 1t held in lonely spot right at the
foot OF FOurteenthst. and the North RIVER Tho
| gentleman who acted as Snowman was OF swartly
| complexion, huge mustache and suaye manners lie
| called himself Smith-rimply ). A Smith. BUT THIS
was merely rehearsal When the regular perform
| him, and he will blossom forth Signor Heigho
Presto, the greatest prestidigator OF the age And
with good reason, tor the results shown by Mr.. Smith
and his little cyclone arc but little removed iron the
| marvellous.
Mr. Smith first showed d cast-iron cylinder, abo"t
| the size OF hall stove. Across the centre was
spindle turned by a ratchet movement, and near the
DO tom were two miniature steamship screws, OF two
blades each, placed opposite to each other The cyn-
| der measured Just loot in diameter, and the two
screws, besters, as Mr. Smith called them, seven
inches by three aud one-hat inches Then the show
msn took ing iron plate on which "Cyclone PuVer-
izer was painted and screwed 1t on the lace OF the
cylinder.
'" Now, gentlemen" he said, drawing up his sleeves
with jdst the same action tie sunday school Goa
jurer when he is going to the ground coffee into
| brown sugar. you will see at the bottom OF the
cylinder two Oriices, on each SIDE "i the dnen'
sions of aud one-halt inches by three inches.
Above the cenre arc two air valves twice this SIZE
start the engine aud the heaters revolving in contrary
directions at the rate of 1000 revolutions minute
bring inio llively activity tie imprisoned cyclone
Now We viii produce the National cOlors. Here you
see, gentlenen-no deception-a lew pot nds OF IRON
oxide. place this in the spout a the right the re-
| volyDg spindle carries this into the machine and
drops il into the centre OF the cyclone. Benold"
| THE CYCLONE PRODUCES THE NATIONAL coLoRs.
There was rattle of small stones for q few
onds through the little hole red dust up like
flame, and part OF it settled the wi.dow-ledge of
| the hopper Then white quartz into the
spout, and soft white sediment topped the red TO the
depth OF hail inch. piece OF blue stone next
| experimental upon The dust that rose up was
fine a. Jet of steam. IL settled the windowedge
above the others, aud then Professor Smith rubbed
| his hands and said The National colors. see r.
Alter this there "A number OF experiments with
| more utilitarian object Probably the most npor-
OF these the pulyerzation OF plumbago. Not
| only IL il done much quicker III this than by any
other known process, but the puverlzed material ia
sorted and divided into five grades. This il extremely
simple There five hoppers connected with the
machine, and the plumbago il deposited in each
according to its specific hraVity the nearest the
| cyclone being the coarsest. and the timer grades
being depo.itcd by the action OF Milwaukee separa-
| tor TO the Incl perienced eye all these grades APP
/
| spread out with palette KNIFE white paper but
| Mr. Smith said that two of them finer than what
| is known as druggists plumbago," obtained by
| chemical processes.
| This grading merit Of the machire was shown by
| another experiment In Canada there are many beds
| of phosphate with mics. Together they useless,
| bur the cyclone puvcIiZcs them the law OF
specific gravity divides them and you have the mica
without the phosphate and the phosphate without the
| mica. What u beautiful ;hiag the powdered mica IA,
so SOFT aud smooth to the touch. little lump was
| passed into tho machine and Immediately the big
The experiment., with chemicals were interrupted
| by gentleman who had with him n soap box filled
| with North Carolina qrartz. In few minutes /:
was dust, and he had It In pan under the water
tap in the mechanics shop. gently rocking 10 TO and
fro until the dust washed out and the dark
| lett IN a little heap "rhat pans out we'll" he said
and think the cyclone will beat any crIsher i'll
the world"
not ALCHEMY. Brr MUCH LIKE IT.
"You haven't seen halt it do yet, e" said Mr.
Smith with a patronizIng air vr pride such = IA
alchemist might assume lie empted halt keg of
nail, into the machine, and took from it peck meas
ure Ono, not GID. but 'mpalpabIe black powder,
such rs might have passed for gold in the olden days
When the machine was opened tbs bits of nails held
in susa pension it's motion arrested found
at the bottom, most of Them rounas ike shot This
showed the principle of the invention. The pulyer
ization ia by atriuOn only, and not by abrasion
| conclusion, might be supposed.
As a change from the nails he fed the cyclone with
bushl OF rice bulbs. These are extremely tough and
difficult 70 grind by the ordinary processes aud the
DO gder is used tor making pearl buttons. Iron Stag
came out dark sagc-grcen powder soft as laapback,
and only needing a little OIL and DRYERS to make IT
excellent paint. Then it was shown how ores could
he granulatcd rs well pulyrrizcu and asbestos,
icorce root aud other brous substances ground
up Next the soft perfume OF slippery elm was notice
:. Ben Butler need chew more He can take his
elm in the form OF snun,' one of the gentlemen OBJ
served
~Or we might grind him into a good Republican If
he'd paw us a visit" suggested Mr.. Smith.
- I'm afraid thered be little lett OF him." said the
North Carolinan.
Since the foregoing written there has been a
public exhibition OF the wonderful little machine, and
exoerts from all parts present to form tbeiI
| ;uigment of the utility of this new principle in
| mechanics. Ex-Commssioner OF Patents BENJAMIN
Buttcrworth from Ohio appeared to be deeply inter
and Philip Piston the wellknown engineer OF Phila.
drphia carefully eIacIined its mechanical points
and among others from altar were H. p. Dwight
| and w Robins, OF Toronto John McDouga, of Mon
| treaI: Samuel Wagner of Philadelphia; Joseph
| Zcrvas superintendent of the Volcanic Cement
Company, and number OF color grinders and repre-
septityes OF quartz c:ushers from various places.
Professor H. T. Buel, employed as an expert to ex
anime the machine, made long report which was in
every way favorable, and most OF the visitors, after
secmed ready to indorse every word OF IL IRON
their own observation.
BODIES FOUND ~ THE RIVER.
The body OF of middle age, dressed much
worn clothing was East River Eighty hrs